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“the deeper damage is a fog of doubt settling over everything we see”

@samgregory.bsky.social urges us to consider that soon our shared basis of reality will no longer be trustworthy and risks being undermined by generative video... and offers how to fight that.
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When 'Seeing is Believing' Falters: AI, Visual Truth and Epistemic Fracture | Sam Gregory
YouTube video by All Tech Is Human
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November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Always great to speak to artists working in VR for the first time and how they choose to use it...
NEW! “I didn’t want to people to just enjoy the visuals, but to be more connected to the story” Negar Motevalymeidanshah

EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/negar-motevalymeidanshah-less-than-5-grams-of-saffron/
FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/less-than-5grams-saffron-negar-motevalymeidanshah/
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This whole thread 🧵, with its exploration of Mamdani = Sesame Street character
I'm really sorry to have subjected all of you to all this NYC posting but it's really been the most breathtakingly ugly race, particularly given that Mamdani has the affect and manner of a Sesame Street character
I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
"We come together, but we arrive at similar intersections from different roads."

Talked to Dana Melaver & Weronika Lewandowska, curators of the intertwined DOK Neuland XR & DOX Exchange XR programmes at DOKLeipzig.

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A deep dive into Leipzig's DOK Neuland and DOK Exchange
At DOK: a deep dive into Leipzig's DOK Neuland and DOK Exchange programmes / The DOK Neuland XR exhibition and DOK Exchange ..
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October 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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NEW INTERVIEW! “If you want to create empathy, it doesn’t matter what kind of medium, there’s craft in telling the story” – Steye Hellema (ANCESTORS), by @cirilism.bsky.social

https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/steye-hellema-ancestors/
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
SmartPhone Orchestra's Ancestors is a unique & moving participatory experience, and it was lovely to chat with director Steye Hellema about the process and, what he calls, "cute activism".

For @xrmust.bsky.social #immersive #climatechange #veniceimmersive #technology #XR

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Interview Steye Hellema (ANCESTORS)
"If you want to create empathy, it doesn't matter what kind of medium, there's craft in telling the story" - Steye Hellema (ANCESTORS)
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October 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"It wasn’t our place to tell their story. It was our place to facilitate a way to tell *their* story."

Spoke to Mads Damsbo about the co-creation of Dark Rooms & always experimenting w/ emerging technologies to tell stories
For @xrmust.bsky.social
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#documentary #immersive
Interview Mads Damsbo (DARK ROOMS)
"it was all about creating and maintaining a trust and a transparency in the process between the participants and the creators" - DARK ROOMS
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October 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A moment away from film talk for my favorite simit firin in istanbul ❤️

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An ode to simit, Istanbul’s chewy, timeless superfood
This golden, sesame-crusted delight offers a delicious taste of Turkey’s past
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October 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
So excited for our Sonic Privilege film programme this weekend at Arter Museum!

These 5 docs—32 Sounds, Diary of Sky, Nocturnes, Preemptive Listening &Intercepted—are “looking through sound” & invite the sonically curious not only to hear, but also to listen.

More: www.arter.org.tr/EN/events/so...
October 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"permissionless installations made possible by augmented reality”... "This is an artist-led act of reclamation.”

#AR has the power to reimagine art spaces to reflect hidden and biased histories, presentations and values. A new form of #culturalheritage

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Indigenous Artists Reclaim The Met’s American Wing
An unsanctioned exhibition uses AR to insert works by Native artists, like Cannupa Hanska Luger and Jeremy Dennis, into the museum’s 19th-century landscapes.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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NEW INTERVIEW! “it was all about creating and maintaining a trust and a transparency in the process between the participants and the creators” – Mads Damsbo (DARK ROOMS) by @cirilism.bsky.social 

https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/mads-damsbo-dark-rooms/
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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“How can we take these collaborative, spontaneous, anonymous, witty, performative qualities expressed organically during the protests and apply them in an artistic setting to re-create this interconnectedness amid a heavily censored environment?” —artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk
Is Political Protest a Collaborative Art Form?
Hyperallergic speaks to artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk about whether art can help keep the spirit of protests alive.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"People say you should make films in the places where you belong. But where do I even belong? I only start to feel at home somewhere once I start making a film about that place."

Gianfranco Rossi on place-making in his #documentary, & more via @documentary.org

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“Finding the Right Distance”: Gianfranco Rosi Discusses His Venice Special Jury Prize-winner ‘Below the Clouds’
In this interview, Gianfranco Rosi discusses Below the Clouds, his approach to nonfiction, and recent works’ political turn
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October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you want a list of some of the best #immersive artworks/experiences, here's a great list to start with.

The new Annwyn Prize celebrates immersive work from around the globe.

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October 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Editorial⎜Is getting stood up in the virtual world better or worse than in real life? By Karen Cirillo #Venizia82

https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/editorial-virtual-world-connections/
September 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Amazing opporunity: Perspective Fund's new Envision Lab wants to grow cross-sector learning, innovative experimentation & the strategic scaling of effective practices across the #documentary #impact ecosystem.

If you have a project that will empower audiences, apply: www.perspectivefund.org/lab
Films — Perspective Fund
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September 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A panel at last month's Dokufest raised this epic question: "What does it mean to watch?"

I unpacked some of the ideas for @moderntimesreview.bsky.social

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September 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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At Dokufest, a panel discussion posed this epic question: What does it mean to watch? @cirilism.bsky.social breaks down the conversation.
What does it mean to watch?
At Dokufest, a panel discussion posed this epic question: What does it mean to watch?
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September 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Inspiring to dive into the cosmos of ONASSIS FOUNDATION & its work at the intersection of art/tech in Athens/NY, including Onassis ONX.
Their work puts artists at the centre, giving them resources & expanding exhibition possibilities through their network of partners.

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Onassis, ONX and the intersection of culture, technology and art
One big family: Onassis, ONX and the intersection of culture, technology and art / The Onassis Foundation has a big mission...
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August 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Artist Alaa Minawi's work bridges installation & performance, engaging the audience in an immersive way.

I talked to him about The Liminal, which recieved an award at IDFA's @doclab.bsky.social in its wip form, and his #arabfuturism series, for @documentary.org

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“I Will Become My Own Institution”: Alaa Minawi Discusses His Immersive Installation ‘The Liminal’
Alaa Minawi’s The Liminal gives an alternative definition of “immersive” from the typical technological, digital one. In his practice, the Palestinian-Lebanese-Dutch interdisciplinary artist explores ...
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July 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Congratulations to all the projects up for some attention at Venice later this summer!
NEXT! The 12th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market will present 14 Immersive projects (incl. 3 VPB Focus projects) and 10 Biennale College Cinema - Immersive projects.

🗓️ Aug. 29-31

https://xrmust.com/all-events_/venice-gap-financing-market-la-biennale-di-venezia-2025/
July 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
#Tribeca2025's Immersive programme, in collaboration w/ Onassis ONX & @weareagog.bsky.social, goes "In search of us" through multi-modal & multi-angle approaches.

I had the pleasure of talking to @kayseabee.bsky.social & Jazia Hammoudi for @xrmust.bsky.social:

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Preview⎜“In Search of Us”, a 2025 Tribeca Immersive line-up
Preview⎜“In Search of Us”, a 2025 Tribeca Immersive line-up, with Onassis ONX and Agog / After its big-digital artwork edition..
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May 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Why would anyone want to be in a documentary?

@tomwhiteeditor.bsky.social summarizes a new ITVS study addressing ethics & accountability of the #documentary practice, specifically dynamics between filmmakers & on-camera participants.

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ITVS study explores the complex relationships at the heart of documentaries - Current
The ITVS team was most surprised to learn that 89% of documentary participants indicated that they would participate in a documentary again.
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May 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM